# Is there a special police agency that spies on your computer?

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**Created:** [March 31, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-special-police-agency-that-spies-on-your-computer/534433 "2010-03-31T06:07:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-special-police-agency-that-spies-on-your-computer/534433/21 "2010-04-01T02:00:19Z")

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> [@pravnik](#):
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> Also, the FBI’s [Magic Lantern](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Lantern_(software)) and [CIPAV](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_and_Internet_Protocol_Address_Verifier).

Last I heard about Magic Lantern, around '92, both McAfee and Symantec had rejected the FBI’s request that they not detect the trojan. Now (according to Wiki), it seems that both companies have agreed to whitelist it.

That sucks.

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